Summary
Fast food chain workers speak out over sexual abuse claims. Adam is joined by employment correspondent Zoe Conway and business reporter Noor Nanji who reveal how young people in particular are impacted. We hear from Christine, a former worker who tells us about her own experiences.
McDonald's said it would look into all reports of harassment, abuse or discrimination of any kind and that proven allegations would be met with "the most severe measures we can legally impose, up to and including dismissal".
With three seats up for grabs in the House of Commons, Chris Mason and Alex Forsyth unpack this week’s upcoming by-elections. They also look at what’s next after the government's Illegal Migration Bill cleared hurdles in the House of Lords.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, so just to follow up on the story that we heard on the last episode of newscast |
| 0:09.1 | about the extreme temperatures in various places around the world, you'll remember we spoke |
| 0:13.7 | to Eleni Myravili, who's the UN's chief heat officer, but she's also the chief resilience |
| 0:19.4 | officer for the city of Athens. |
| 0:21.5 | Well, it's very, very hot there, it is getting hotter and it seems like the wildfires in |
| 0:26.4 | various parts of Greece are getting worse. |
| 0:29.0 | And so to help with their resilience, the EU is sending these amphibious aircraft called |
| 0:34.3 | Canadairs, which basically scoop up water and then dump it on forest fires. |
| 0:38.8 | The fight against the fires sounds a bit like this. |
| 0:45.8 | And then on the newscast discord, we heard from Deborah, who's in Greece in a place called |
| 0:51.4 | Saranida, which is a coastal town south of Athens. |
| 0:54.8 | And Deborah says it's been a long day here in Saranida after ten hours on standby ready |
| 1:00.0 | to evacuate, while a hundred and twenty fire engines, seven planes and four helicopters |
| 1:06.0 | fought with the multiple fires. |
| 1:08.1 | So the extreme temperatures are affecting lots of people, including newscasters. |
| 1:12.5 | Now, let's get on with the latest episode of newscast. |
| 1:16.2 | Newscast. |
| 1:17.2 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 1:18.2 | It got trounced by the former Prime Minister, who herself got beaten by a lettuce. |
| 1:23.2 | At least I didn't slap anybody, which is good. |
| 1:25.2 | Rean economy. |
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